Meaning
rootphag/o
eat, swallow
GreekLymphatic/Immune
Terms built from phag/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with phag/o marked.
phag/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The prefix poly- means “many”.
- The root phag/o means “eat”.
- The suffix -ia means “condition”.
- Together: Excessive hunger or eating.
Parts that combine with phag/o
Word parts that appear alongside phag/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use phag/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
phagocytephagocytosis
More lymphatic/immune roots and combining forms
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